- What is a Presence?
- One person’s preserved stories, memories, and voice, gathered in one place. You decide what goes into it, and who can ever see it.
- Is an Echo reply the same as a recording?
- No. Recordings are kept exactly as they were made. An Echo reply is generated from the answers and Life Events saved in a Presence — it is not something the person said, and it is not guaranteed to be accurate.
- Who can see what I save?
- Two things can open an Echo to someone else: an invitation you send by email, and a connection between two Presences that both owners agree to. Either way they can talk with the Echo — they cannot browse your answers, your recordings, or your Memory Vault. Invitations are listed on your sharing screen and you can withdraw them there; a connection is agreed separately.
- Do I have to finish it?
- No. A Presence grows whenever you come back to it. There are more guided questions waiting, Life Events to mark, more photographs, audio and video to keep in the Memory Vault, and for your own Presence, My Journal for whatever happens between the questions. When there is more preserved than last time, you can update the Life Portrait to match. Nothing expires, and nothing is waiting to be completed.
- How do I start?
- Choose Begin Your Legacy. Create your account and follow the on-screen instructions to get started, then answer your first question. Free to begin, and no card is required.